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HMS ''Queen'' was a three-deck 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 September 1769 at Woolwich Dockyard. She was designed by William Bateley, and was the only ship built to her draught.〔 Her armament was increased to 98 guns in the 1780s.〔Naval-Art.com, HMS ''Queen''.〕 ==Service== ''Queen'' fought at the First Battle of Ushant under Keppel in 1778, and the Second Battle of Ushant under Kempenfelt in 1781. In 1794 she fought in the Glorious First of June under Howe, where she served as Rear-Admiral Alan Gardner's flagship. During the battle ''Queen'' sustained significant damage, and her commanding officer, Captain John Hutt, was amongst those killed.〔 For some of the period between 1798 and 1802, she was under the command of Captain Theophilus Jones. After the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, ''Queen'' continued in the blockade of Cadiz. On 25 November, detained the Ragusan ship ''Nemesis'', which was sailing from Isle de France to Leghorn, Italy, with a cargo of spice, indigo dye, and other goods. ''Queen'' shared the prize money with ten other British warships. Still, after Trafalgar, the demand for the large three-decker first and second rates diminished. Consequently, in 1811 the Admiralty had ''Queen'' razeed to become a two-decker third rate of 74 guns. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Queen (1769)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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